NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15 – Night 2
Date: January 5th, 2021
Venue: Tokyo Dome
Time: 5:00pm JST
Watch with live English Commentary on njpwworld.com
New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 15 is finally upon us and here are the statistics and research that I sent to the the broadcast team for night two of the two night event!
Each match includes detailed NJPW 2020 statistics, detailed Tokyo Dome statistics, Head To Head History, every wrestler’s history in the Tokyo Dome, every title’s history in the Tokyo Dome, and miscellaneous notes and facts on each competitor’s head-to-head match up.
For more in-depth statistics on NJPW and Wrestle Kingdom 15, follow me on twitter, @TheChrisSamsa, visit my complete NJPW 2020 statistics on SportofProWrestling.com, visit my Tokyo Dome statistics on SportofProWrestling.com, buy the Voices of Wrestling NJPW 2020 Year In Review eBook, and check out the Voices of Wrestling Predictions and Preview Columns (Night 1, Night 2)
KOPW 2021 4 Way Match
Bad Luck Fale vs. BUSHI vs. Chase Owens vs. Toru Yano
2020 Statistics
Tokyo Dome Statistics
IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru [C] vs. Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi
2020 Statistics
Head To Head History
El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru Matches at The Tokyo Dome
Individual Statistics In The Tokyo Dome
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Matches at The Tokyo Dome
- The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships have been decided 19 times at The Tokyo Dome and they have changed hands 10 times (52.6% of matches), including each of the last five Wrestle Kingdom events.
(Title Changes in Bold)
NEVER Openweight Championship
Shingo Takagi [C] vs. Jeff Cobb
2020 Results
- Jeff Cobb is 15-5 overall since joining The Empire. Cobb has 14 winning falls during that time and he has not been pinned or submitted since then.
- For the second consecutive year, nobody participated in more matches in a New Japan ring than Shingo Takagi (88) and nobody had more victories in NJPW than Shingo Takagi (63).
Head To Head History
- Jeff Cobb has defeated Shingo Takagi twice in singles action in NJPW, both during the G1 Climax tournament.
- Cobb was also victorious over Shingo Takagi in the three way finals of PWG’s Battle Of Los Angeles in 2018.
Tokyo Dome Statistics
- This will be Shingo Takagi and Jeff Cobb’s first singles matches in The Tokyo Dome.
Shingo Takagi Matches In The Tokyo Dome
Jeff Cobb Matches In The Tokyo Dome
NEVER Openweight Championship Matches In The Tokyo Dome
- The NEVER Openweight Championship has been decided 7 times at the Tokyo Dome and it has changed hands each of the last six years. The only successful defense of the title in the Tokyo Dome came in 2013 when Masato Tanaka defeated Shelton Benjamin.
Special Singles Match
SANADA vs. EVIL
2020 Statistics
- Nobody had more winning falls in 2020 than SANADA with 40. Nobody had a better Fall Differential (winning falls – losing falls) than SANADA at +30.
Head To Head History
- SANADA and EVIL have battled four times in singles matches. They are 2-2. In 2020, EVIL defeated Sanada on his way to winning the New Japan Cup and SANADA defeated EVIL on his way to winning the B Block during the G1 Climax.
Tokyo Dome Statistics
- EVIL and SANADA competed in separate matches at The Tokyo Dome for the first time last year. EVIL was victorious to capture the NEVER Openweight Six Man championships with Shingo Takagi and BUSHI while SANADA fell victim in a RevPro Heavyweight Championship Match against Zack Sabre Jr
SANADA Matches in The Tokyo Dome
EVIL Matches in The Tokyo Dome
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Taiji Ishimori [C] vs. Hiromu Takahashi
Recent Statistics
- Taiji Ishimori’s .813 winning percentage in 2020 singles matches was the best in New Japan. Ishimori may not have gotten the shine or the main event spots, but he is absolutely a winner and a deserving champion.
- Hiromu Takahashi’s 9 singles wins over the last 90 days are the most in NJPW.
- Hiromu Takahashi’s 27 overall winning falls in 2020 were third most in NJPW. Only SANADA and Satoshi Kojima finished more matches as the winner.
- Hiromu Takahashi was put to the test in 2020, his 21:06 average singles match length was the second longest in NJPW in 2020. On average, only Tetsuya Naito had longer singles matches in NJPW in 2020 than Hiromu Takahashi.
- Hiromu’s 6 hours, 19 minutes, and 47 seconds of Singles Match Length was the 4th highest in NJPW this year, behind only Kazuchika Okada, Tetsuya Naito, and EVIL
- Hiromu Takahashi’s 13 singles victories in 2020 were the third highest in NJPW, behind only Yota Tsuji (16) and Kazuchika Okada (15).
Head To Head History
Tokyo Dome Statistics 
- Hiomu Takahashi’s only singles loss in the Tokyo Dome came via four way match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship in 2018. Hiromu was not the losing fall recipient.
- Every time either of these wrestlers have competed for The Junior Heavyweight Championship in The Tokyo Dome, the title has changed hands.
Taiji Ishimori Matches In The Tokyo Dome
Hiromu Takahashi Matches In The Tokyo Dome
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Matches In The Tokyo Dome
- The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title has been decided 31 times at the Tokyo Dome, and it has changed hands 17 times (54.8% of matches), including each of the last SEVEN Wrestle Kingdom events.
(Title Changes in Bold)
IWGP Heavyweight & Intercontinental Double Championship Match
Kota Ibushi [C] vs. Jay White
Recent Statistics
- Kota Ibushi’s was tough to put away in singles matches last year. His 23:55 average losing match length was second highest amongst heavyweights. Only Tetsuya Naito logged longer average losses at 27:33.
- In his career, Jay White has only won one singles match over 30 minutes. He defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Title in 30:28 on February 11, 2019.
- Kota Ibushi, on the other hand, has won 5 such matches.
Head To Head History
- Since their battle in the 2019 G1 Climax final, Jay White has defeated Kota Ibushi three straight times in singles competition, beginning with the Double Gold Dash Consolation Match during last year’s Wrestle Kingdom.
- Ibushi’s only victory over white took him 31 minutes and 1 second. The 31 minute mark may be Ibushi’s sweet spot for big matches, he defeated Tetsuya Naito in 31:18 last night.
IWGP Heavyweight Championship Matches
- Kota Ibushi has participated in four IWGP Heavyweight Championship matches. Of course, last night’s victory over Tetsuya Naito was his first victory for the top IWGP title.
- This will be Jay White’s third IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match. He is 1-1 when competing for the title and this will be his first IWGP heavyweight championship match since April 6th, 2019 (640 days ago).
IWGP Heavyweight Championship Matches
- This will be Jay White’s 5th ever IWGP Intercontinental Championship match. He is 2-2 when competing for the white belt.
- This will be Kota Ibushi’s 7th ever IWGP Intercontinental Championship match. He is 3-3 when competing for the white belt.
Tokyo Dome Statistics
- Neither Jay White nor Kota Ibushi has ever participated in anything other than a singles match at The Tokyo Dome.
- This will be Jay White’s first Tokyo Dome main event, Kota Ibushi’s third. Ibushi is 1-1 in the spotlight match including last night’s victory over Tetsuya Naito.
- Jay White is 0-2 in title matches in The Tokyo Dome. He has challenged for the Intercontinental Championship twice and lost both times.
Jay White Matches In The Tokyo Dome
Kota Ibushi Matches In The Tokyo Dome
- Last night’s victory over Tetsuya Naito broke a three match losing streak for Kota Ibushi.
IWGP Heavyweight Championship Matches In The Tokyo Dome
- The IWGP Heavyweight Championship has been decided 43 times at The Tokyo Dome and it has changed hands 18 times (41.9% of matches)
(Title Changes in Bold)
IWGP Intercontinental Championship Matches In The Tokyo Dome
- The IWGP Intercontinental Championship has been decided 10 times at The Tokyo Dome and it has changed hands four times. (40% of matches)
(Title Changes in Bold)
